FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 19, 2016Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
BOS72
ATL89
Q1 ATL +17; Q2 ATL +15; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +17
Final · R1 · G2
MEM68
SAS94
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +26
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2014–15Apr 19, 2015: 4 games. Top scorer: LaMarcus Aldridge (POR @ MEM), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · BOS @ ATL

Atlanta takes Game 2, leads Boston 2–0

89–72 in Atlanta. The first round series continues. Kyle Korver led Atlanta with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+15+15+17ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS721182672
ATL2419182889
Who led
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 14, 11, 14, 5, 3, 3, 2, 17ATL17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 14, 16, 11, 12, 20, 19, 24, 17ATL17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 26, 32, 20, 16, 17, 21, 27, 16BOS16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 10, 6, 4, 14, 5, 6, 4, 14BOS14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · MEM @ SAS · R1 · G2

San Antonio keeps Memphis at arm's length

The Grizzlies never led at a quarter break. San Antonio won by 26. Patty Mills led San Antonio with 16 points, 0 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS106–74G2 · @ SASSAS94–68Game by game through Apr 19, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg15.5Last 2 playoff games

15.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 16 points in 19 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg16.8Last 2 playoff games

16.8 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
8.0Reg. season avg23.9Today

24 minutes today, against 8.0 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Korver leads the day with 17

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 14, 11, 14, 5, 3, 3, 2, 17ATL vs BOS · W
9.5 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 14, 16, 11, 12, 20, 19, 24, 17ATL vs BOS · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 26, 32, 20, 16, 17, 21, 27, 16BOS @ ATL · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Patty MillsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 3, 15, 16SAS vs MEM · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date
16 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Amir JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 10, 6, 4, 14, 5, 6, 4, 14BOS @ ATL · L
9.0 PPG playoffs to date
14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 26, 18, 28, 20, 23, 24, 21, 16, 23, 13ATL vs BOS · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
13 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST